Rolling mill



April 25, 1939. V WOOD 2,155,747

' ROLLING MILL Filed Nov. 15, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 25, 1939. H WOOD 2,155,747

ROLLING MILL Filed Nov. 15, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a l I Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED STATES ROLLING MILL Henry H. Wood, Canton, Ohio, assignor to The Timken Roller Bearing Company, Canton, Ohio,

a corporation of Ohio Application November 15, 1933, Serial No. 698,103

9 Claims.

This invention relates to rolling mills of the kind having plain bearings for supporting therolls. The principal objects of the invention are to provide such rolls with a roller bearing construction that will take care of axial load on the roll to best advantage, that can be readily mounted on and dismounted from the mill without disturbing the roll or disassembling the bearing, that will provide for accurate adjustment of the bearing, that will accommodate itself to misalinement of the roll, that will provide for axial adjustment of the roll, and that will employ other advantages hereinafter appearing. The invention consists in the roller bearing mill roll construction and in the construction, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur: Fig. 1 is a vertical view partly in section of a portion of a rolling mill embody ng m inven-' tion, the section being taken along the line l-l in Fig. 2, Y r I Fig. 2 is a side view of such portion of said rolling mill, g

' Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line 3-3 in'Fig. 2

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 44 in Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal section on the line 5-5 in ,Fig. 2,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged ,fragmentary detail of the bearing support in the region of the oil closure; and

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 showing the modified form of oil closure.

The rolling mill, of which only a portion is shown, comprises a pair of shafts or working rolls A, arranged one above the other with the necks i at the corresponding ends of said rolls joumaled in the usual plain upper and lower bearings 2 and 3 located in windows 4 provided therefor in the usual roll stands or end members 5 of the framework of the mill. Each top roll bearing 2 comprises a lower section, which seats -'-in a cross bar 20 attached to the lower ends of rods 2b that depend from the top of the win- --porting bearings therefor and are provided with s or - in the outer end of a lathe center l5 of the roll.

wabbler teeth la adapted for cooperation with the usual wabbler drive member (not shown). The rolling mill construction thus far described is wellknown and it is considered unnecessary to illustrate it in detail.

The plain roll neck bearings 2 and 3 are spaced from the ends of the barrels 6 of the rolls so that said bearings are subjected to radial load only. Axial or end thrustloads are taken care of by separate end thrust bearings B (hereinafter described) mounted on spindles 1 that extend beyond the plain bearings at the ends of said rolls remote from the wabbler drive ends thereof. The spindles 1 preferably comprise separate members with flanged inner ends 1 l0, which are rigidly secured to the end of the roll necks by means of studs ll, lock washers l2 and nuts l3, and have a pilot 14 that fits within an axial counterbore provided therefor The end thrustbearingB for each roll is a self-alining taper roller bearing comprising two circular series of conical bearing rollers It interposed between conical inner raceway members l'l mounted on the spindle portion I of said roll and conical bearing cups I 8 mounted in a. sleeve or tubular shell i9 having an interior annular rib disposed between said. cups. The cup supporting sleeve 13 has its outer surface curved lengthwise to form aconvex spherical portion 30 20 which seats in a self-alining concave spherical seat formed by the longitudinally curved inner surfaces of two bronze bushings 2|. The bushings 2l are seated within a cylindrical housing or cartridge 22 between an annular shoulder 23 near the inner end thereof and a cap 24, which is threaded into the outer end of said cartridge.- The innermost bushing 2| is, provided at its inner end with a projection 2la which seats in a recess 23a provided therefor in the shoulder'23 near the inner end of the cartridge 22. A pin l9a projects radially from the spherical face' 20 of the sleeve l9 into registeringnotches 2th in ,the opposing ends of the two bushings 2| and serves to limit tilting of ,45-

said sleeve in ,said'bushings and to prevent rotatlon of the outer bushing in said sleeve. The cap 24 serves to close the outer end of the cartridge 22 and is provided with a plugged opening 24a. through which lubricant may be admitted. The threaded closure can 24 abuts against the outermost bushing 2i and thus serves as a means for taking up wear in the spherical seat formed by said bushings. The cartridge 22 is provided at its outer end with a circular series of holes 22a; and the cap 24 is provided opposite said holes with a circular series of notches 24b of a number and spacing different from the number and spacing of the holes 22a. with this arrangement, one 'of the notches 24b is broughtinto register with one of the holes 221.; in almost any position of adjustment of the cap 25, which is then locked in the desired position of adjustment by a screw 25 that is threaded into the hole with its head seated in the notch in register therewith. The bearing is adjusted by means of nuts 26 threaded on the outer end of the roll spindle I with the innernut in abutting relation to the outer end of the outermost bearing cone. These nuts are locked together and to the roll spindle by means of a keyed lock washer 28a.

Lubricant is prevented from escaping'through the annular space between the inner ends of the shell and cartridge by means of a suitable flexible packing 28. Escape of lubricant through the annular space between the roll spindle fl and the inner end of. the bearing containing sleeve is is prevented by means of a suitable closure device. T

As shown in Fig. 6, said closure device comprises an annular closure plate 29 having an elongated.

hub portion 30, which is sleevedon thespindle I between a shoulder thereon and the innermost bearing cone, and a peripheral groove 3! adapted to receive a piston ring .32, which engages the inner'periphery of the sleeve IS. -A second oil seal 33 surrounds the hub 30 of the closure plate 29 and is mounted in a channel 34 provided therefor in an annular plate 35 mountedin the sleeve l9 inwardly of said closure plate. An annular baflle plate 36 is interposed between the innermost bearing cone and the hub 30 of the closure plate 29 and has a peripheral flange 31 located opposite annular grooves in the inner periphery of the'sleeve l9, The groove 38 and baffle plate 36 tend to prevent lubricant .from reaching the sealing rings 32 and ll. Fig. 'l'illustrates a slightly modified form of end closure device wherein with an annular flange Ila that fits within an annulargroove 31!) provided therefor in the annular plate 35a which supports the sealing ring 33.-

The cartridge 22 is mounted in abracket 40 adapted to slide vertically on the roll stand. Said bracket comprises a central main body portion provided with a cylindrical opening adapted to receive the cylindrical cartridge 22, which is threaded into said opening so as to be adjusted axially thereof. The hollow cylindrical portion i roll stand by means of bolts 4| of the cartridge receiving bracket .40 is slit longitudinally as at 42 and is clamped firmly about the cartridge to desired position of axiaT adjustment by means of clamping. bolts 43. The bracket 40 is provided with arms 44 that extend horizontally onopposite sides of the cylindrical main body portion 4| thereof and are slidably supported at their outer ends in vertical slideways provided therefor on opposite sides of the window 4 in the roll stand. Eachof these .slideways comprises vers 45, 46 that are secured totically disposed plate gether flatwise 4'! and are spaced apart along their inner margins to formthe slideways. plate 45- is provided with a base or foot flange that is secured flatwise to the vertical face ofthe 48. The bolt receiving openings in-the outer guide in the form of horizontally elongated slots 48, which permit said guide plate to be area-24v the baille plate 360 is provided holdthe cartridge in the along their outer margins by bolts The inner guide plate '48 are when the bracket 40 and the roll assembly therein is removed axially from the roll spindle b.

The. slideway' for one of the arms 44 of the bracket 40 is provided with spring-pressed plungers 50 for yieldably holding said bracket against rotation and'for permitting saidbracketto shift horizontally and thus prevent the thrust hearing from taking radial load. vAs shown in the drawings, the spring pressed plungers 50 are arranged one above and the other below the axis of the bearing. Each plunger is mounted in an open- I ing provided therefor in-the outer guide plate 46, and is yieldably held in engagement with the vertical end face of the arm 44 of the brackets 40 by means of a coil spring 5! mounted in said' opening between said plunger and a plug 52 threaded into said opening. Axial movement of the plain bearingdn the window 4 of the roll stand 5 is prevented by means of keys 53 which seat in opposed vertical grooves provided therefor in the adjacent faces of the plain bearing support and the plates 45 that form the inner walls of the'slideways for the bracket 49.

By the arrangement described, the entire'end thrust of the mills taken by the taper double roller bearing B, while the radial load is taken by the plain bearing. The roller thrust bearin B is self-alining due to the spherical joint between the-be'aring containing sleeve l9 and the supporting bushings 2i therefor and is thus adapted to accommodate itself to canting or cooking of the roll. The threaded engag ment between the cartridge 22 and the bracket 40 permits the entire roll to be adjusted axially to maintain proper alinement of the passes. The slidable mounting of said bracket on the roll. stand permits the thrust bearing 3- to float with the roll and accommodate. itself to any adjust- 'ment or misalinement thereof: and it also prevents any radial load from being transmitted to said bearing. The spring-pressed plungers I! resist rotation of the bracket 40 without interfering with the floating movement thereof. The removable cap for the oiltight bearing receiving cartridge 22 serves "to hold the bushings 2| in proper engagement with the spherical surface. of the sleeve I 9, and it also permits ready access to be had to the bearing adjusting nuts 26. The threaded engagement of the cap 24 in the bearing receiving cartridge provides a fine adjustment of the bushings 2| to take up wear" in the spherical seat formed thereby; while the different spacing of the holes 22a in the cartridge 22 and the series of notches 24b in said cap enable ing adjustment and without exposing the bearing to,dirt-,-grit or water.

What I claim is:

1. A rolling mill comprising a framework, a roll, a radial bearing; for said roll mounted to slide vertically on said framework, a taper roller thrust bearing for said roll, and

said taper roller thrust bearing mounted on-said screw 25 with the 'r I a separate housing for framework for free sliding movement in all directhe roll axis, said thrust tions transversely of movement of said roll a bearing preventing axial due to end thrust.

- 2." A rolling mill comprising a framework,-a roll,

' for saidroll, means for preventing relative axial movement of said roll and said end thrust bearing,

a radial bearing for said roll mounted to slide ver tically on said framework, said radial bearing permitting axial sliding movement of said roll therein, a taper roller end thrust bearing for said roll, means for preventing relative 'axial movement of said roll and said end thrust bearing, a cartridge containing said end thrust bearing, a support for said cartridge mounted on said framework for sliding movement in all directions transversely of the roll axis, and means for adjusting said cartridge axially in said support.

3. A rolling mill comprising a framework, a roll, a radial bearing for said roll mounted to slide vertically on said framework, said radial bearing permitting axial sliding movement of said roll therein, and a taper roller end thrust bearing a cartridge containing said end thrust bearing, a support for said cartridge mounted on said framework for sliding movement transversely of the roll axis, means for adjusting said cartridge axially in said support, and means for yieldably resisting rotary movement of said support.

4. A rolling mill comprising a framework, a

roll, a radial bearing for rotatably and slidably supporting said roll, said bearing being mounted on said framework for vertical sliding movement, means for preventing axial movement of said bearing in said framework, a taper roller end thrust bearing for said roll, a supporting sleeve for said end thrust bearing, a cartridge for supporting said sleeve, and a bracket for supporting said cartridge mounted on said framework for movement in all directions transversely of the roll axis.

5. A rolling mill comprising a framework, a roll, a vertically movable bearing for said roll, a bracket mounted on said framework for movement in all directions transversely of the roll axis, a cartridge removably mounted and axially adjustable in said bracket, a sleeve removably mounted in said cartridge, and a self-alining taper roller end thrust bearing for said roll mounted in said sleeve.

6. A rolling mill comprising a framework, a bearing mounted therein, a roll Journaledin said bearing, a bracket mounted on said framework for sliding movement thereon transversely of the roll axis, spring-pressed plungers cooperating with said bracket for yieldably resisting rotation thereof, a cartridge threaded into said bracket, a cap threaded into the outer end of said cartridge, bushings mounted-in said cap and having concave spherical inner peripheries, a sleeve mounted in said cartridge and having a convex spherical external surfQce seated in the concave spherical surfaces of said bushings, a roller bearing mounted in said sleeve, and a spindle journaled in said roller bearing and removably secured to said roll.

'Z. A rolling mill comprising a roll stand having a window therein, a radial bearing adapted to slide vertically in said window, a roll having a neck portion rotatable and axially slidable in said bearing, vertical slideways removably secured to said roll stand on opposite sides of said window, a bracket having oppositely extending arms slidable in said slideways, a cartridgethreaded into said bracket opposite the roll neck,

. aroller thrust bearing mounted in said cartridge,

and a spindle journaled in said roller thrust hearing and removably secured to the end of they roll neck.

8.-A rolling mill comprising aroll stand having a window therein, a radial bearing adapted to slide vertically in said window, a. roll having a neck portion rotatable and axially slidable in said bearing, vertical slid'eways removably secured to said roll stand on opposite sides of said window,

slideways and bearing against the end of the bracket arm cooperating therein.

9. A bearing mounting, especially for rolling mills and the like, having a roll mounted in a frame and, formed with roll necks, a bearing housing surrounding each of said necks, there being radial bearings within the housings and supporting the roll necks of a type permitting axial adjustment 0f the roll necks, means on the frame for engaging the housing, the roll being extended outwardly beyond one of the bearings and forming a bearing seat and a self aligning thrust bearing mounted upon the bearing seat, a separate housing supporting such bearing for taking up thrust, the housing being provided with guide ways substantially perpendicular to the axis of the roll, andguiding members freely movable on said guides and secured to the frame whereby the thrust bearing'is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the roll but prevents axial movement of said roll due to end thrust, and means for applying pressure to the radial bearings for permitting movement of the rolls in the general plane of the said guideways.

HENRY H. WOOD. 

